We don’t always dish up a plate of seafood for Fish Wednesday, sometimes, we actually put on our shoes and go look at fish in some kind of habitat. We are unspeakably lucky to be near Lincoln Park, a beautiful stretch of beach (and more) – it takes 20 minutes to walk from our front …
Setting: In the car, in the alley behind Husky Deli. We’d just stopped to get ice cream to bring to the perfect summer BBq. I’m driving. Me: Whoa, check out the snappy looking gent at the bus stop. His tie matches the Easy Street pink star. J [Rolling down the window]: Is there anyone behind …
My photo won the prize for “Most Unusual Object” in West Seattle Blog’s Garage Sale Contest. No, smart guy, the unusual object wasn’t ME, it was two huge bags of duck decoys. Me: How many duck decoys does a person need? Duck Decoy Guy: About a dozen. Me: And how many do you have here? …
I thought it was a passing crush, nothing more than a blush of affection based in giddiness around our departure from Capitol Hill for the broader reflective light of West Seattle. But as time has passed and I’ve visited over and over, my feelings have deepened and now, there is no denying it. Bakery Nouveau, …
The coffee at Bird on a Wire is intense – I guess it’s Italian style, very dark, strong, a little bitter. I like a smoother brew, but the coffee house is cool. It’s a little place stuffed to bursting with bird kitsch and tiny paintings. I wasn’t sure what to do with my eyeballs, so …